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Alberta independence advocates reportedly want U.S. to ‘bankroll’ province if referendum on separation succeeds

United States government officials have held talks on three separate occasions with organizers of an Alberta separatist movement, according to reports.

The information, which was published in the Edmonton Journal and the Financial Times, comes at a time of increased tension between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump, and as the Canadian government tries to reduce its exposure to the U.S. on matters of trade, defence and foreign policy.

More … Trump Officials Held Secret Meetings With Prominent Canadian Group Seeking To Secede

A new bombshell report in Financial Times says that US officials have held recent talks with Canadian separatists seeking to break Alberta, Canada’s oil-rich western province, away from Ottawa.

“Officials in the [US President] Donald Trump administration discussed loaning Alberta $500 million to break up Canada and make it the 51st state,” one source told the FT.

h/t patthedog

by Blazingcatfur•January 29, 2026January 29, 2026•0•"Western Alienation Separation", "Western Independence", Alberta, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Carson Jerema: Alberta separatists have a secret weapon — Mark Carney

EDMONTON — Canada is careening towards multiple constitutional crises at once and virtually no one, least of all the prime minister, is making the argument for this country to stick together.

Mark Carney is far too busy stirring tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump to concern himself with the threat of Alberta separatism, too ambivalent to recognize the threat posed by Indigenous land claims and far too inept to manage rising separatist sentiments in Quebec. When it comes to actually asserting sovereignty over Canada, Carney could hardly be bothered, and that’s before we even consider the threat posed by the Chinese.

by Blazingcatfur•January 28, 2026January 27, 2026•0•"Western Alienation Separation", "Western Independence"

Bessent pans Carney, cheers on Albertan separatism amid growing US-Canada rift

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent needled Canada over the prospect of an independence referendum in Alberta this week, as President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney are locked in a clash over Ottawa’s role in the hemisphere.

“Alberta is a natural partner for the U.S.,” he told conservative podcaster Jack Posobiec in an interview Thursday. “They have great resources. The Albertans are very independent people. Rumor that they may have a referendum on whether they want to stay in Canada or not.”

Scott Bessent discussing ALBERTA 🇨🇦

“Albertans are very independent people. There's a rumor they may have a referendum on whether they want to stay in Canada or not” 👀

Canada *could* be prosperous, but our Liberal policies hold us back. BIG TIME pic.twitter.com/gSvy3vx193

— Melissa 🇨🇦 (@MelissaLMRogers) January 23, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•January 23, 2026January 23, 2026•0•"Western Alienation Separation", "Western Independence", Alberta, Canada, USA

Alberta Separation Petition Drive Got a Bad Case of ‘Holy SMOKES, We Got This Thing in the Bag’

Oh, my GOODNESS! This is some wild news coming out of Canada, and I’m not talking about that loser Carney sucking up to Xi Jinping the Pooh.

A little over a week ago, the first stops on the petition drive for to force a referendum on separating from Canada began.

by Blazingcatfur•January 20, 2026January 20, 2026•0•"Western Alienation Separation", "Western Independence", Alberta, Canada

ALBERS: Something big is beginning to grow in Alberta independence movement

It was an ordinary Saturday night in my hometown of Calgary. Nothing about the evening announced itself as historic. No banners. No blaring slogans. Just a community hall, a few speakers, and a petition on a table.

I had invited my wife, of decidedly unpolitical temperament, to join me at the Queensland Community Hall to hear speakers on Alberta independence and to add our names to the referendum petition. Full disclosure: I had already signed on as a canvasser. My wife, who had never attended anything remotely like this before, agreed simply to come along and sign.

(Incognito)

by Blazingcatfur•January 16, 2026January 16, 2026•0•"Western Alienation Separation", Alberta

Inside the Independence Movement in Canada’s Oil-Rich Alberta

CALGARY/DIDSBURY, Canada—The Canadian province of Alberta is known for its oil rigs, cowboys, cattle runs, and strong traditions. Like Texas, these features have shaped Alberta’s unique history and culture.

Here, endless prairies roll toward the rugged Rockies, and a spirit of resilience pulses through both the land and its people, fueling a desire for more autonomy from the federal government.

Some Albertans want to go further by holding a public referendum on making Alberta independent from Canada. A petition question on separation was approved under the province’s new laws earlier this year.

by Blazingcatfur•January 14, 2026January 14, 2026•0•"Western Alienation Separation", Alberta, Canada

A referendum in Alberta could be Donald Trump’s 51st state opportunity

The Brexit referendum was supposed to succeed by failing. Things did not go according to plan.

There’s a lesson here for Alberta and Canada, as the province heads for a likely Albexit independence referendum later this year.

But before we talk about the future, let’s revisit an unhappy past.

The MSM believes they control the narrative in Canada

Despite not one article or news story, Albertans line up in the cold of night across our great Province to sign a petition for Independence

The Laurentians are scared#AlbertaSeparation https://t.co/V6N21SsXPs

— Alberta Separation (@albertaseparate) January 12, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•January 14, 2026January 14, 2026•0•"Western Alienation Separation", Alberta

New poll suggests one in five Albertans would vote to separate

Although Alberta separatists are organizing for an independence referendum and say they’re gaining momentum, a new poll released Friday suggested that only one-fifth of Alberta respondents would vote to separate.

The Pollara Strategic Insights survey found that 19 per cent of the 1,000 Albertans surveyed say they would vote for separation, and 75 per cent would vote against it.

by Blazingcatfur•January 11, 2026January 11, 2026•0•"Western Alienation Separation", "Western Independence", Alberta, Canada

Is it ‘treason’ for Alberta separatists to maneuver with foreign officials? Ottawa says no

OTTAWA — Federal officials say that Alberta separatists going around Ottawa and repeatedly meeting with U.S. officials to advance their cause is legal for Canadians, within certain limits, even though similar behaviour could be prohibited elsewhere.

When separatist organizer Jeffrey Rath claimed last week he was meeting with officials connected to the White House to garner support for Alberta’s independence, Edmonton talk show host Ryan Jespersen responded by saying, “In a lot of countries, this tomfoolery would get you strung up for treason.”

by Blazingcatfur•December 31, 2025December 31, 2025•0•"Western Alienation Separation", "Western Independence", Canada

After U.S. outreach, Alberta separatists will head to Latin America to rustle up support for their cause

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Could they really break up Canada?

In recent months — and as recently as last week — separatists have been wooing the Trump administration for support for an independent Alberta. They plan to continue those discussions with the U.S. State Department, and one Alberta Republican even plans to take the campaign further south, to Latin America, to rustle up support for the cause. The idea is to have friends with open chequebooks if (they say “when”) their efforts lead to a “Yes” vote.

by Blazingcatfur•December 26, 2025December 26, 2025•0•"Western Alienation Separation", "Western Independence"

‘Fury from Alberta and Saskatchewan’: Western patience wearing thin over lack of Alberta pipeline plan

Prime Minister Mark Carney rolled out a second wave of “nation-building projects” on Thursday and an oil pipeline from Alberta was not on the list.

Patience is wearing thin in western Canada, even as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is “still working” with the Carney government to advance a bitumen pipeline to tidewater.

by Blazingcatfur•November 17, 2025November 16, 2025•0•"Net-Zero Tyranny", "Western Alienation Separation", "Western Independence", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Another Alberta separatist leader is courting U.S. conservatives in Washington and Mar-a-Lago

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Another Alberta separatist has travelled south of the border to woo American conservatives.

In recent months, members of the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP), a separatist organization, have boasted of meetings in Washington, D.C., with senior-level officials from the U.S. administration. Now, the only political party affiliated with Alberta’s independence movement, the Republican Party of Alberta (RPA), is making its own waves south of the border.

by Blazingcatfur•November 13, 2025November 12, 2025•0•"Western Alienation Separation", "Western Independence", Alberta, Canada, USA

ALBERS: One example of why Canada is broken — and why Alberta must choose

I confess, I admire the US Constitution. It is not perfect, but it is brilliant in its resilience. For 250 years, it has allowed America to stumble, argue, repair, and carry on without losing the thread of its republic. It adapts without amputating. It reforms without razing. Always striving for better without tossing the baby out with the bathwater.

And now — consider our own sorry spectacle this week. A prime minister, having failed to meet even one of his glittering campaign promises, cloaks himself not in Canadian maple leaf but in Ukrainian blue and gold. With flourish, he pledges $2 billion more in aid, perhaps even troops, as though Canada were a vault stuffed with surplus riches and battalions to spare. Noble? Perhaps. Accountable? Not in the slightest.

by Blazingcatfur•September 5, 2025September 5, 2025•0•"Western Alienation Separation", Alberta

CARPAY: Alberta can leave Canada, without court approval

Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, has received a proposed constitutional referendum question: “Do you agree that the Province of Alberta shall become a sovereign country and cease to be a province in Canada?”

Gordon McClure has gone to court to ask a judge’s opinion on whether a referendum on Alberta separation would violate Canada’s constitution.

by Blazingcatfur•August 13, 2025August 12, 2025•0•"Western Alienation Separation", "Western Independence", Alberta

Economic case for Alberta-Saskatchewan independence

Western Canada sits on extraordinary economic potential that remains artificially constrained by federal policies designed to redistribute wealth eastward. Recent polling suggests Saskatchewan has overtaken Alberta in its appetite for independence — a shift that highlights growing frustration with a system that penalizes success. The economic fundamentals show that Alberta and Saskatchewan together would create one of the world’s most economically self-sufficient nations.

by Blazingcatfur•August 11, 2025August 10, 2025•0•"Western Alienation Separation", "Western Independence", Canada